Toy or game



A. L. LILLEY.

TOY 0R GAME. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1919.

Patnted May18,1920.

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TOY OR GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1919.

Patented May 18, 1920.

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ALFRED L. LILLEY, OF WEST HARTFORD, CON NECTICUT:

TOY OB GAME.

To all whom it may can earn Be it known that I, ALFRnoL. LILLEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at West Hartford, in the countyof Hartford and tate of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Toys or Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus which is designed for theamusement of children and which can be utilized as a toy or plaything bythe very young and as a game of chance by those somewhat older.

The object of the invention is to provide a toy or game apparatus whichcan be manufactured cheaply, can be packed into a small space fortransportation and storing or readily assembled by anyone into a formwhich will attract attention, and can be given motion which will affordamusement for babies and that can be utilized by those older for playinga game of chance.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment of theinvention Figure 1 shows a plan of the apparatus assembled for use. Fig.2 shows a vertical section of the same taken on the plane inclicated bythe dotted line 2-2 on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows, on larger scale, a verticalsection on the plane indicated by the dotted line 33 on Fig. 1. Fig. 4:shows a horizontal section on the plane indicated by the dotted line Hon Fig. 2.

The apparatus has a base 1 which is desirably made circular of wood,although it may be made of other material. This base has a centralperforation containing a bushing 2, and a groove in its upper facecontaining a ball bearing 3. Removably fitting the bushing in the baseis the lower end of a tubular post 4. Loosely mounted horizontally onthe post and resting upon the ball bearing is a wheel 5. An axle 8 isrotatably supported horizontally by perforations through the tubularpost and on this axle are the vertically arranged pulleys 7 and 8. Thepulley 7 is fixed so as to rotate with the axle and bear upon the uppersurface of the wheel 5, and the pulley 8 which is loose upon the axlemay also run upon the upper surface of the wheel 5. Loosely mounted onthe post and resting upon the pulleys is a horizontally arranged wheel9. The horizontal wheels 5 and 9 are provided with radially extendingwires 10, and thrust upon these wires are disks 11. The wheels, pulleysand disks are desirably all stamped to Specification of Letters Patent.Patented l 18 1920 Application filed July 24, 1919.

Serial No. 312,968.

shape from leather, although they may be made from other materials.These parts, particularly the disks, may be, when formed, suitablyornamented by embossing, coloring or numbering them, according to tasteor requirements of the game to be provided.

The axle in the interior of the tubular post is bent to form a crank 12.In the post and resting upon the crank is a vertically movable rod 13.This rod is pressed downward against the crank by a spring 14 whichthrusts between the upper'end of the rod and the under side of the cap15 that is fastened on the top of the post. WVires 16, to the outer endsof which flags 17 of different nationalities, or other emblems, may befastened, are passed loosely through perforations in the cap on the postand are jointed to the upper end of the vertically movable rod in thepost.

The base may be mounted on a bed 18 formed of a thin piece of wood orthick piece of paper board which may be set into a box 19 that may beused for storing the apparatus when taken down. The bed may be providedwith perforations or orifices 20 located in different positions andthese openings which are a little larger than the disks may bepromiscuously numbered if desired, or the bed may be divided intosections A B C D E F G H by radiating lines 21, which sections may bevariously colored or otherwise differentiated.

A rod 2:2 with a handle 23 at its outer end supported by a plate 24:attached to the edge of the bed or box, is provided for extending thepulley axle to a position where it may be conveniently reached androtated. When the handle is turned the pulleys rotate the upper wheel inone direction and the lower wheel in the opposite direction and thiscarries the disks on the wires extending from the respective wheelsaround in opposite directions, and if the disks are of different colorsproduces a pleasing eifect. At the same time the crank on the axle andthe spring at the top cause the rod in the post to rise and fall andwave up and down the flags attached to the wires, and thus increase thepleasing effect.

If the handle is turned rapidly, as the speed of rotation increases thedisks under centrifugal action fly off from the wires. As some of thedisks will fit the wires and hold more tightly than others, the diskswill be thrown out irregularly and some will land in one section on thebed and some in another section, and possibly some will fall through theorifices in the bed. The score resulting from the positions of the diskswith relation to the several sections on the bed or to the perforationsthrough the bed, according to the predetermined rules, provides a meansfor indicating the luck or skill of the players.

The apparatus may be taken down by removing the post from the base, thewheels from the post, the disks from the wheels, the pulleys from theaxle, and the handle from the axle, and then all of theseparts may bepacked flat for transportation or storing in the comparatively thin boxwhich not only provides the closure but also the bed when the apparatusis being used either for at tracting the attention of small children orused as a game by others.

The invention claimed is l. A game apparatus comprising a base, a postrising from the base, a wheel loosely mounted on the post, an axlesupported by the post, a pulley mounted on the axle and bearing againstsaid wheel, means for rotating said axle, wires radiating from thewheel, and disks thrust upon said wires.

2. A game apparatus comprising a base, a post rising from the base, awheel loosely mo'untedon the post, an axle supported by the post, apulley mounted on the axle and bearing against said wheel, means forrotatmg said axle, wires radiating from the wheel, disks thrust uponsaid wires, a rod movable up and down the post, wires jointed to theupper end of the rod, and emblems attached to said latter wires.

3. A game apparatus comprising a base, a post rising from the base, apair of wheels loosely mounted on the post, an axle supported by thepost, a pair of pulleys mounted on the axle between said wheels, meansfor rotating said axle, wires radiating from the wheels, and disksthrust upon said wires.

4. A game apparatus comprising a base, a pest rising from the base, awheel loosely mounted on the post, an axle supported by the post, apulley mounted on the axle and bearing against said: wheel, means forrotating said axle, wires radiating from the wheel, disks looselymounted on said wires, and a bed supporting said parts and provided withorifices adapted to receive said disks when thrown from the wires.

5. A game apparatus comprising a base, a tubular post rising from thebase, a wheel loosely mounted on the post, an axle supported by thepost, a pulley mounted on the axle and bearing against said wheel, meansfor rotating said axle, wires radiating from the wheel, disks thrustupon said wires, a rod movable up and down in the post, a crank on theaxis for moving said rod, wires jointed to the upper end of the rod, and

emblems attached to said latter wires. 7 V 6. A game apparatuscomprising a base, a post rising from the base, a pair of wheels looselymounted on the post, wires radiating from the wheels, disks looselythrust upon said wires, and means for rotating said wheels in oppositedirections and tln'owin said disks 0E from. said wires.

7 A game apparatus comprising a base, a post rising from the base,wheels loosely mounted on the post, an axle supported by the post, apulley mounted on the axle between and bearing against said wheels,means for rotating saidaxle, wires radiating from the wheel, disksloosely mounted on said wires, and a bed supporting said parts andprovided with orifices adapted to receive said disks when thrown fromthe wires.

ALFRED L. LILLEY.

